Principal Town Planner

Arcadis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Town Planner to contribute to the town planning team and support winning and delivering great work for clients. You will work within an integrated planning and environmental team across multiple sectors, developing relationships and delivering projects with supervision as needed.

You will coach junior members, maintain an understanding of Arcadis services, and contribute to winning bids through high-quality proposals while following Arcadis policies and principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline, preferably RTPI accredited.
• Thorough understanding of town planning with high-quality, relevant skills.
• Chartered status or equivalent and substantial town planning experience.
• Advanced proficiency with relevant desktop applications.
• Excellent communication, time management and client-facing skills.
• Strong project management, risk awareness and commercial focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver high-quality technical work independently or in a team.
• Manage performance of team members and subcontractors, escalating issues as needed.
• Plan, schedule and deliver projects with minimal supervision and timely outcomes.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure integrated solutions.
• Develop relationships with project leads, clients and stakeholders.
• Coach and mentor junior team members for delivery and development.
• Develop understanding of Arcadis services and client needs for credibility.
• Review proposals and contribute to high-quality bids.
• Adhere to Arcadis policies and General Business Principles.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Project management

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

EHS knowledge

Education

RTPI accreditation

Bachelor’s degree

Chartered status

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

As a Principal Town Planner, you will be contributing to the success of the town planning team in Arcadis, directly supporting the wider team to win and deliver great work for our clients, to grow our capability and reputation in the industry and to build positive relationships within Arcadis and beyond. You will be an important part of an integrated planning and environmental team, delivering projects for a range of clients with opportunities to work across multiple sectors.

Role Accountabilities

• Lead and deliver high-quality technical work either independently or as part of a team, ensuring relevant professional guidance, policy and practice is adhered to.
• Manage the performance of team members and subcontractors, identifying and ensuring the resolution of any issues, escalating where necessary.
• Manage your time effectively, with minimal supervision, to ensure timely delivery and effective utilisation.
• Work collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall solution and to resolve complex technical issues.
• Develop effective working relationships with project leads and with the client and ensure effective communication of progress and changes and the resolution of issues.
• Coach, guide and provide technical advice to junior team members, to support them in their delivery on the project and in their professional development.
• Develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis, of the client’s business and the industry sector to facilitate personal networking and to consolidate personal and company credibility in the industry.
• Develop and review proposal submissions to contribute to the preparation of high-quality winning bids.
• Proactively understand and engage with relevant Arcadis policies, procedures and processes and carry out the accountability of the role in accordance with Arcadis General Business Principles.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, preferably accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of town planning with high-quality skills relevant to area of work (e.g. development planning, planning policy, infrastructure planning) and good knowledge of related disciplines.
• Chartered status or equivalent.
• Significant relevant experience in town planning or directly relevant profession, with substantial experience applying key principles in practice.
• Advanced proficiency with relevant desktop applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Effective technical, project management, client relationship management and commercial skills.
• Excellent understanding of Environmental, Safety and Risk Management.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.